U.S.McDuck : His Life and Times

[Torsten Wesley Adair]

I work at the Omaha Public Library, and as an employee, I may order books
via the Library, using the discount that the library uses (sometimes as
high as 40%).  So, last Friday, after work, I spent thirty minutes
searching the database of Baker and Taylor (B T Link) looking for various
titles.  (Baker and Taylor is one of the largest book distributors in the
U.S.)

Here's what I found concerning various Disney titles:

All of the graphic novels must be ordered directly from the publisher
(either Gladstone or Disney).

Uncle Scrooge McDuck : His Life and Times  is still available in print
from Baker and Taylor.  (That's what the database says.  Perhaps when I
place an order, B&T will discover that it's out of print.)

What does this mean for the rest of you?  Well, I know that Waldenbooks
uses B&T Link for book orders.  Also, I saw a nice copy of the paperback
edition in a comic book store Friday, and it looked brand new, so it might
still be in circulation.

So, here's the information you will need to order the book:

Author:		Barks, Carl	(it's edited by someone else)
Title:		Uncle Scrooge McDuck : His Life and Times
ISBN:		0-89087-510-3	(paperback)	$35	(ISBN is VERY 
		0-89087-511-1	(hardcover)	$60	 IMPORTANT!!!)
Publisher:	Celestial Arts

Thumbing through this book, I noticed that many of the stories were
colored with pencils.  There is also a text story at the end, presented in
the manner of a children's book.  The introduction is by George Lucas.

It's oversized, like most art books (35 cm?), and it is thick, at about
200 pages.  If you want to look at this book before buying it, use the
Interlibrary Loan service at your library.  They will look in a special
database and find a library which has a copy, and will request it via
mail.  This might cost you a few schekels in postage.

Torsten Adair	torsten at cwis.unomaha.edu	Omaha, NE, USA